The Ancient Greek philosopher Clearchus explored distant cultures, with traditions linking his travels and observations to regions as far as Afghanistan. Credit: National and Kapodistrian University ...
Did Buddhism exist in Upper Egypt and the Lower Meroitic Empire? The answer appears to be yes. It was in Memphis that English Egyptologist and archaeologist W. M. Flinders Petrie found evidence of ...
The impact of Alexander III of Macedon better known to us as Alexander the Great, continues to this day. Even in the Indian sub-continent, his legacy is still visible in the names of numerous children ...
Medieval miniature reproducing the meeting of India’s gymnosophists with Greece’s commander Alexander the Great, c. 1420. The ancient Greeks were fascinated by India’s gymnosophists. Credit: Unknown ...
Cynics often come across as contemptuous, irritating, and dispiriting. But they are the first to suffer from their cynicism. They can miss out on the things, such as friendship or love, that make a ...
Cynics often come across as contemptuous, irritating, and dispiriting. But they are the first to suffer from their cynicism. They can miss out on the things, such as friendship or love, that make a ...
January 14 is Makara Sankranti, and it is celebrated all over the country and wherever Indian culture has spread. It is known as Bihu in Assam, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayan in Uttar Pradesh, ...